Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Quartz from
Jinchiling Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jinchiling Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464561:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBushang Mine, Jinling Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘFunan Au deposit (Bunan), Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCaogoutou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘXiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘTaishang Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘXishan Mine (Xishan section), Linglong Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘLingnan Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘJiangjia Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLuoshan Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLingshangou Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Liu Yang, Haiyang Zou, Songling Chen, Gaofeng Du, and Yanping Liu (2012): Geology and Exploration 48(4), 677-684
Jianwei Gao, Yingkang Li, Guochun Zhao, Hongxing Li, Qiuye Li, Yutao Yao, and Shengxin Mi (2014): Geology and Exploration 50(1), 122-129
 
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